The National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine has posted the manuscript “Academic Health Center Management of Chronic Diseases through Knowledge Networks: Project ECHO” discussing chronic disease management in underserved areas.
This AHRQ brief highlights early observations from 13 research projects that incorporate the use of health IT in their programs to improve care for patients with chronic diseases and focus on the following implementation consideration.
The National Council on Aging promotes Chronic Disease Self-Management Programs (CDSMP) to help older adults better manage their chronic conditions, improve their quality of life, and lower health care costs. See this site for more information and to find a CDSMP near you.
The goal of Think Cultural Health is to Advance Health Equity at Every Point of Contact through the development and promotion of culturally and linguistically appropriate services. Continuing education programs are designed to help individuals at all levels and in all disciplines promote health and health equity.
The Office of Minority Health Resource Center provides tools and technical assistance to support culturally competent care.
This tool provides an outline for creating a Cultural Competency Plan for your agency to provide culturally sensitive care.
This tool includes a list of web links for behavioral health agencies to help, enhance and/or develop Cultural & Linguistic Competence, Best Practices Programs, and Service Delivery for diverse cultural groups.
STAR² Center staff presented at the 2015 National Association of Commmunity Health Centers (NACHC) Community Health Institute (CHI) on Tuesday, August 25, 2015. The Learning Lab, Sharing Data to Understand Your Clinical Workforce Retention and Recruitment Challenges, was led by: Allison Abayasekara, Association of Clinicians for the Underserved Pamela Byrnes, John Snow, Inc. Darlene...
The STAR² Center created individual health center recruitment and retention Data Profiles Dashboards to help identify and quantify workforce need. Each health center CEO received information on how to log in and access their organization’s confidential Data Profile Dashboard. This user guide was designed as a companion document for...
This self-assessment tool (updated in 2022) has been designed to assist your health center in exploring your organization’s strengths and challenges in your workforce program. The tool includes questions about various components affecting health centers including: Leadership Investment, Workforce Planning, Recruitment and Retention Strategies, Compensation, Culture, Diversity, Managers, and...
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